The Academy Awards largely represent a vast disconnect between voting members and general audiences. While the nominated films are championed by various award bodies and critics alike, box office success rarely correlates with movies deemed as being “best picture” worthy.…
#TYFOscars 2017 Live Twitter Party + Giveaway
In honor of the 89th Academy Awards airing on Sunday, February 26, we are throwing a PARTY!! Yes, it’s another of our Live Twitter parties where The Young Folks’ writers take turns manning the @TYFofficial Twitter and Instagram sharing the night’s winners, our reactions…
DEFINE Podcast: #OscarsSoWhite in 2017
The Young Folks is proud to present a podcast that hopes to take part in the ongoing discussions on diversity in the film and television industry. DEFINE: Conversations on Hollywood & Diversity is a monthly podcast hosted by yours truly with…
Oscars 2017: 10 Biggest Snubs and Surprises
The Oscar nominations are out which means it’s time to ruin relationships over who did and did not get nominated. After last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, people were anxious to see if the Academy learned its lesson. Well, it did and…
2017 Oscar Nominations: Complete List
During a live-streamed event this morning, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the 2017 Oscar nominations with the help of past Oscar nominated talents Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer…
Movie Review: Moonlight
Very rarely do I have an emotional experience during a movie with the last time I cried in a movie theater being the conclusion of The Deathly Hallows Part 2 on a glorious IMAX screen. But Moonlight isn’t a conclusion to some…
Denzel Washington’s Beautiful Fences Trailer
The trailer for Pittsburgh-set family drama, Fences, has arrived and it promises locations as intricate and expressive as stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis’ performances. Unlike many stage-to-film adaptations, which opt for stale indoor settings, the film highlights the texture of the…